Exhibit 99.42

                       GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
                           DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
                                 December, 1998
          Series 1998-12C, REMIC Multi-Class Pass-Through Certificates

Pursuant to the Pooling and  Servicing  Agreement  dated as of July 1, 1998 (the
"Agreement")  between GE Capital  Mortgage  Services,  Inc. (the  "Company") and
State Street Bank (the "Trustee"), governing the Certificates referred to above,
the Company hereby certifies to the Trustee:

       Weighted average coupon                      %                 7.035656
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       Weighted average maturity                                        171.94
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A.    Amount of distribution allocable to principal and interest:
         The amounts below are for a Single Certificate of $1,000:
       1.
                                   Principal
             Principal Per      Prepayments Per   Interest Per
      Class   Certificate         Certificate      Certificate    Payout Rate
      -----   -----------         -----------      -----------    -----------
       PO3   $    5.63322742   $     2.26374437  $  0.00000000   % 0.00000000
       3A1   $   15.15711592   $    11.20079390  $  4.96161194   % 6.50000006
       3A2   $    0.00000000   $     0.00000000  $  5.41666522   % 6.49999826
       3A3   $    3.33621800   $     2.46539600  $  5.34631300   % 6.49999989
       3A4   $   12.09571895   $     8.93848509  $  5.05948881   % 6.50000001
       SUP3  $    0.00000000   $     0.00000000  $  0.27172067   % 0.35082001
       3R    $    0.00000000   $     0.00000000  $  0.00000000   % 0.00000000
       3M    $    3.33621461   $     0.00000000  $  5.34630993   % 6.49999618
       3B1   $    3.33621209   $     0.00000000  $  5.34630288   % 6.49998759
       3B2   $    3.33621209   $     0.00000000  $  5.34630288   % 6.49998759
       3B3   $    3.33622050   $     0.00000000  $  5.34630876   % 6.49999477
       3B4   $    3.33621209   $     0.00000000  $  5.34630288   % 6.49998749
       3B5   $    3.33623414   $     0.00000000  $  5.34633045   % 6.50002113

       2.      Unanticipated Recoveries:                 $                 0.00
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B.    Accrual Amount
       1.
                          Accrual Amount
      Class
       N/A             $        N/A

       2.    The amount of servicing compensation received by the Company
             during the month preceding the month of distribution:
                                                               $      37,275.99
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C.     The amounts below are for the aggregate of all Certificates:

       1.     The Pool Scheduled Principal Balance:            $ 162,506,747.75
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       2.     The aggregate number of Mortgage Loans included in the Pool
              Scheduled Principal Balance set forth above:                 507
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       3.
      Beginning Aggregate Class  Ending Aggregate       Ending
        Certificate Principal   Class Certificate Single Certificate
Class          Balance          Principal Balance      Balance           Cusip
- -----          -------          -----------------      -------           -----
PO3   $            637,864.85  $       634,123.88 $            954.88
3A1   $         34,532,818.75  $    33,961,395.49 $            900.83  36157RMX0
3A2   $          2,300,000.00  $     2,300,000.00 $          1,000.00  36157RMY8
3A3   $          9,870,116.47  $     9,836,754.28 $            983.68  36157RMZ5
3A4   $        113,785,367.81  $   112,311,890.08 $            921.96  36157RNA9
SUP3  $        142,836,117.58  $   141,062,537.99 $            917.90
3R    $                  0.00  $             0.00 $              0.00  36157RNE1
3M    $          1,302,872.15  $     1,298,468.29 $            983.68  36157RNB7
3B1   $            434,290.06  $       432,822.11 $            983.68  36157RNC5
3B2   $            434,290.06  $       432,822.11 $            983.68  36157RND3
3B3   $            781,723.09  $       779,080.78 $            983.68  36157RPE9
3B4   $            260,574.04  $       259,693.26 $            983.68  36157RPF6
3B5   $            260,578.23  $       259,697.44 $            983.68  36157RPG4

D.   The aggregate  number and aggregate  Principal  Balances of Mortgage  Loans
     which,  as of the close of business on the last day of the month  preceding
     the related Determination Date, were delinquent:

       1.   30-59 days
            Number             6        Principal Balance      $   1,801,078.19
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       2.   60-89 days
            Number             2        Principal Balance      $     648,454.48
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       3.   90 days or more
            Number             0        Principal Balance      $           0.00
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       4.   In Foreclosure
            Number             0        Principal Balance      $           0.00
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       5.   Real Estate Owned
            Number             0        Principal Balance      $           0.00
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       6.   The Scheduled Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan replaced
            pursuant to the Pooling And Servicing Agreement:
                                                               $           0.00
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E.     Other Information:

       1.   Special Hazard Loss Amount:                        $           0.00
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       2.   Bankruptcy Loss Amount:                            $           0.00
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       3.   Fraud Loss Amount:                                 $           0.00
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       4.   Certificate Interest Rate of the Class S Certificate:  % 0.35082001
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